Home Depot had a paint sale last weekend; 50% off Glidden paint.I went and picked up 2 gallons of paint and 1 gallon of primer.

Before we painted there was some prep that had to be done. I am not a fan of prep work,

but my daddy always says:

"If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right!"

Grrrr! Stupid Daddy's Girl.

Step 1: Sweep walls to get off all the dust.

Step 2: Scrub the walls with TSP(our bucket was black when we were done...EEEEW!)

Step 3: Sand. We sanded just enough to rough up the surface.

Step 4: Wipe down walls with a damp cloth to remove the sanding residue.

Step 5: Prime.

When you prime wood paneling you will spend what feels like half of your life painting inside the cracks. Blah! My hand is cramping up in terror just thinking about it.

Make sure that you use the tip of your brush to get primer into all the knots in the wood.

Then roll a nice thick coat on the rest of the wall surface to help your paint stick.

Step 6: PAINT!

This is my favorite part:)

I love cracking open a new can of paint!

The color is Fresh Pineapple from Glidden

Isn't it just so sunny and happy?

This is me after 7 solid hours of prep and painting.

At this point I had not even finished 1 full coat of the paint, but it was 3 A.M. and I had to get some sleep.

The next night I started at 8 and finished painting by 3A.M.

I put in over 14 hours of labor doing this and my husband put in about 6, so that's over 20 hours on this one room and we are not even done! I still have all the door and window trim to paint and Jon is going to put in new baseboards and add some crown molding(which I will then have to paint).

I did 3 coats of paint to ensure good coverage.

Here is a picture of the room right after I pushed all the furniture back against the walls.

Hi Amy! Your room looks wonderful! Wow, it was a lot of work, I know. We had a dark cave with paneled walls and I wanted to paint them the moment we moved in our home. My hubby said no!! Well, after 10 years I finally convinced him. :) But, we hired it done. I don't think I could have done it. You did it the right way! I know priming kills you but it's so important! Now your room is filled with sunshine! ;)be a sweetie,Shelia ;)

What a fabulous difference the paint makes! Can't wait to see it finished. My BIL is a professional house painter, and it's so labor intensive...hence, the hefty price for hiring out. You saved a bundle and it looks greats! Thanks for sharing. New Follower who found you through PP's blog hop. Happy Thursday! :o)

Are you living in my house? Cause that room looks just like my DARK family room that I hate! I've been trying to sweet talk my husband into agreeing to a paint job in there for 10 years and it isn't working. LOL You're a lucky duck! :)

Your new walls are beautiful. I wanted to feature your idea and link to your blog at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com, but your blog won't let me copy a picture of the final product. I don't do a feature without a picture. Great job!

Wow, love the shade of yellow you chose! Big improvement! If I can offer a tip, paint your baseboards and crown moulding before you install them...that way you just have to touch up the nail holes when it's in place. Your arms and back will thank you.

You will never regret this and all the work is worth it, looks great! I painted all the paneling in a 70's mobile home I once lived in. It came complete with harvest gold shag carpet and appliances. Ugh! What a difference paint can make, I did mine in white and you are right, those crevices are a nightmare! After the walls looked so pretty in white the appliances got a coat of appliance paint in white, works great too.